patronage

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈpeɪtrənɪdʒ/ UK /ˈpætrənɪdʒ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
support or custom given by a patron, or the power to grant appointments

The gallery thrived on the patronage of wealthy collectors.

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Synonyms

1 noun · support or custom given by... support sponsorship backing custom trade auspices aegis

Word family

Related forms patron patronize paternal

Etymology

From Old French patronage, from patron 'protector, advocate', from Latin patronus 'protector, defender of clients', from pater (genitive patris) 'father', plus the suffix -age.

patron Middle English patronus Latin pater Latin

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# patronage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpeɪtrənɪdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpætrənɪdʒ/

## Meanings
1. support or custom given by a patron, or the power to grant appointments

## Examples
- The gallery thrived on the patronage of wealthy collectors.

## Synonyms
- support
- sponsorship
- backing
- custom
- trade
- auspices
- aegis

## Related Forms
- patron
- patronize
- paternal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: patron
- Root: patronus
- Root: pater

## Etymology
From Old French patronage, from patron 'protector, advocate', from Latin patronus 'protector, defender of clients', from pater (genitive patris) 'father', plus the suffix -age.

## AI Etymology
Patronage is from Old French patronage, from patron 'protector, advocate', from Latin patronus 'protector, defender of clients', from pater (genitive patris) 'father', plus the suffix -age. Important recorded forms include patron (Old French), patronus (Latin), and pater (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers support or custom given by a patron, or the power to grant appointments. The wider family includes related words such as patron, patronize, and paternal.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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